Cool interview, guys! That Roman republic series looks like it has all the stuff I like... will have to give it a go. There's an old book I love, I've re-read it so many times. I have no idea if the english translation is any good (or if it's even findable anywhere). You might have heard of it: "Malpertuis" by Jean Ray. Ray is a Belgian writer of crime and fantastic stories. In Malpertuis, that takes place in Bruges (with mist, canals, and strange houses), he brings Greek mythology in what is basically a haunted gothic/horror/family drama mix. I find it very compelling... One of the main characters is Alecto (one of the Furies). When I write SF short stories, I tend to stage them in Moonbase Alecto, my way of tipping my hat to the man.
Assaph's series is terrific! I especially liked In Numina and the novella, Aquae et Ignis, although it's best to read Murder in Absentia, first. They all read very fast.
Great writing advice.
Thanks!
Cool interview, guys! That Roman republic series looks like it has all the stuff I like... will have to give it a go. There's an old book I love, I've re-read it so many times. I have no idea if the english translation is any good (or if it's even findable anywhere). You might have heard of it: "Malpertuis" by Jean Ray. Ray is a Belgian writer of crime and fantastic stories. In Malpertuis, that takes place in Bruges (with mist, canals, and strange houses), he brings Greek mythology in what is basically a haunted gothic/horror/family drama mix. I find it very compelling... One of the main characters is Alecto (one of the Furies). When I write SF short stories, I tend to stage them in Moonbase Alecto, my way of tipping my hat to the man.
Assaph's series is terrific! I especially liked In Numina and the novella, Aquae et Ignis, although it's best to read Murder in Absentia, first. They all read very fast.
Thanks so much for this opportunity to ramble on about myself--I appreciate it!
Riteous n Congrats. That 1st piece of advice is GOLDEN.
Terrific interview, thanks for sharing!